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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
MR JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI, J
Veeraraju A. – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Land Administration, Chennai – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The petitioners in both writ petitions challenge the order of the first respondent dated 27.12.2019.
2. I have heard Mr.S.Madhavan, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.(MD)No.6252 of 2022, Mr.R.M.Arun Swaminathan, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.(MD)No.26886 of 2024, Mr.B.Saravanan, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents in W.P.(MD)No.6252 of 2022 and respondents 1 to 4 in W.P.(MD)No.26886 of 2024 and Mrs.Devi Saravana Priya, learned counsel for the fifth respondent in W.P.(MD)No.26886 of 2024. I have also gone through the records, including the impugned order passed by the first respondent.
3. The case of the petitioners in W.P.(MD)No.6252 of 2022 is that the petitioners 1 to 4 have purchased portion of property comprised in survey No.87/1, under registered sale deed dated 09.02.1990, from one Mahalingam. According to the petitioners, who are represented by the deponent, the power agent one, Sakkarai Mohamed, the petitioners are in absolute in possession and enjoyment of subject property and they were also issued patta bearing No.1177.
4. It is the further case of petitioners that the estate of Kalanivasal was taken over Tamil Nadu Inam
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